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Gulf States: Phone Searches, Arrests Exacerbate Existing Restrictions on Trade Unions, Expression
June 11, 2026
Press Release
Gulf States: More Than 1,000 Arrested in Sweeping War-Related Crackdown on Expression
In a bid to protect their glossy image as safe havens, Gulf states have used a heavy-handed authoritarian approach to…
June 1, 2026
Press Release
DEATH PENALTY 2022: Recorded Executions Skyrocket to Highest Figure in Five Years
Recorded executions in 2022 reached the highest figure in five years, as the Middle East and North Africa’s most notorious…
May 16, 2023
Report
Human rights in the Middle East and North Africa: A review of 2018
The international community’s chilling complacency towards wide-scale human rights violations in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) has emboldened…
February 26, 2019
Press Release
Ai Weiwei, Snowden, Pussy Riot take place of online ads to protest censorship
Messages from Edward Snowden, Ai Weiwei and Pussy Riot will be broadcast across the internet by AdBlock and Amnesty International…
March 10, 2016
Press Release
Amnesty International’s Annual State of the World Report Slams Governments, Including the U.S., for Global Assault on Freedoms
On the launch of its 2015 State of the World report, Amnesty International USA urged President Obama to use his…
February 22, 2016
Report
Amnesty International State of the World 2015-2016
International protection of human rights is in danger of unravelling as short-term national self-interest and draconian security crackdowns have led…
February 18, 2016
Press Release
Your rights in jeopardy, global assault on freedoms, warns Amnesty International
International protection of human rights is in danger of unravelling as short-term national self-interest and draconian security crackdowns have led…
February 18, 2016
Press Release
Kuwaiti electronic crimes law threatens to further stifle freedom of expression
A new cybercrimes law, which is due to take effect on January 12, 2016, will add a further layer to…
January 11, 2016
Press Release
Kuwait at risk of sliding into deeper repression amid growing clampdown on critics
The Kuwaiti authorities have arrested, prosecuted and imprisoned scores of peaceful activists, including human rights defenders and political opponents, in…
December 16, 2015
Press Release
Overturn death sentences in mosque bombing case in Kuwait
Seven death sentences handed down by a Kuwait City court today are a misguided response to the bombing of Imam…
September 15, 2015
Report
State of the World 2014/2015
This has been a devastating year for those seeking to stand up for human rights and for those caught up…
February 25, 2015